The Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) basketball nipped the host Carroll Tigers (Carroll, IA), 63-56 in Friday's league test.

The Bombers (10-3) will now prepare for their test against Gilbert (Gilbert, IA). The Tigers go into the Raccoon River test with a 6-8 record. In their last test, Gilbert was tipped by Winterset (Winterset, IA), 71-43, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 7-6 record. They play next when they host A-D-M for a Raccoon River test on Monday, January 29. Carroll will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 61-42 league win over Boone (Boone, IA). The Tigers record now stands at 12-1.